Eliot Pattison is the author of the Inspector Shan series, which includes The Skull Mantra, winner of an Edgar Award and finalist for the Gold Dagger. He is also the author of the the Bone Rattler series, featuring Scotsman Duncan McCallum. Pattison resides in rural Pennsylvania with his wife, son, three horses, and three dogs on a colonial-era farm. Find out more at eliotpattison.com.
Praise for The King's Beast
“Set in 1769, Edgar–winner Pattison’s sixth mystery featuring
Scottish exile Duncan McCallum (after 2018’s Savage Liberty)
surpasses the high bar set by the previous five adventures . . .
Pattison keeps the suspense high throughout. This triumphant
combination of whodunit and deeply researched history should help
this gifted author get the wider audience he richly deserves.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Pattison's sixth Revolutionary mystery has a strong period feel
and abundant historical detail.” —Kirkus Reviews
“[The] characterization is strong and plotting swift. This is as
much an adventure as a murder mystery . . . Pattison’s writing
style is stimulating and historically grounded while losing none of
the entertainment factor. Fans of murder mysteries, adventure
stories, the Revolutionary period, or all of the above will find
much to enjoy in this series.” —Booklist
“A rousing tale . . . Replete with characters who draw the reader
into the drama; finely honed to reflect the time and place, full of
the respective cultures they portray . . . page turning . . . This
was my first venture into the Duncan McCallum tales, it won’t be my
last.” —Hoover Book Reviews
“The King’s Beast is revealed to the reader through the cutting
lens of murder, duplicity, and kidnapping. Here is where Pattison
excels. While he pulls together what appear on the surface as
disparate acts of terror, Pattison is, with the other hand, laying
out the blossoming of a nation through the very being of Duncan
McCallum. The King’s Beast is a wonderful read. It stands alongside
such books as The Alienist in creating a time, a place, and a mood.
And like the best literature has to offer, it is rich with history
and context and, most of all, meaning.” —Boston Teran, author of
How Beautiful They Were
“A gripping tale of risk and adventure with a mystery at its core,
characters who may or may not be who they seem, and a plot that
twists in surprising directions. Eliot Pattison thrusts you into
pre–Revolutionary America and England, each boiling with conflict,
dissension, and danger. If you are a fan of historical
mysteries—and even if you aren’t—you don’t want to miss The King’s
Beast.” —Margaret Coel, New York Times bestselling author of
Winter’s Child
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